ENG 380 African American Literature
Survey of major works of African American literature emphasizing the 20th century but drawing on materials from earlier in the tradition, with emphasis upon understanding and evaluating literary works in their historical and cultural backgrounds. Authors explored may include Chesnutt, Washington, Du Bois, Toomer, Johnson, McKay, Hurston, Hughes, Wright, Ellison, Brooks, Baldwin, Wilson, Morrison, Wideman, Butler, Walker, and Whitehead.